<p>I second that motion. Big time props. Ha ha ha</p>
<p>hahaha i think every other mid has a summer job and i spend my time golfing and doing nada... its not a bad life. Um i had a good SAT score of 1490 (2230 with writing) but i really believe that only takes you so far. I guess sats will always be important but the scholarship boards try to look past all the scores unlike some schools. I always read that students with a difficult high school schedule who challenged themselves have a step up on the kid who coasted and scored well on the SATs. Also one question i had before i got to vandy was about my major. The navy encourages engineers and math/science people but it has little to no effect on your service selection. I have been assured of this... basically when they put all the midshipman in order from best to worst for service selection, the technical majors get a tiny edge but nothing significant enough to stay away from a poly sci or econ major. English majors get to fly, psych majors can go nuke, just do well and youre fine.</p>
<p>how about a molecular / cellular biology degree?</p>
<p>and yes, you are most definitely the unofficial recruiter on CC...</p>
<p>i'm from the DC area-ish too! :]</p>
<p>question about the swimming. i'm assuming since this is the navy that we'll be required to do some sort of swimming activity / exercise - thing...?
considering i know how to swim, but not actual strokes, will there be training for this or should i get outside lessons sometime the year before?</p>
<p>When would you recommend applying for the NROTC program?</p>
<p>I barely know what those words mean but biology majors will probably not be considered technical but I would really not worry about major. As long as you enjoy it thats what matters, and you may as well take what you want because that is a the beauty of ROTC. </p>
<p>The swimming isnt bad at all. The biggest thing for our swimming qualifictions is comfort in the water. If you trust yourself that you can tread water or float you will be fine. To go on summer cruise you need to beable to swim a length with freestyle, side stroke, back stroke, and butterfly i think (something LIKE that) at any speed. Also, you will jump from a high dive (seriously a piece of cake just like 15 feet high), prone float (float without treading much and taking big breaths, really easy if youre calm), and do some event where you use your camis to float... long story short, they will demonstrate everything and its all doable if youre confident in the water. People only fail when they get scared and even then, they retake it weeks later and blow it away. </p>
<p>Where in dc... VA?</p>
<p>haha it's like biology at the... molecular and cellular levels...
anyways, i'm pretty sure i can do everything you just listed, and for summer cruise, i can just get a quickie lesson before i go.</p>
<p>and no, MD :/</p>
<p>relating to bethyy's question, when do you find out whether or not you got the scholarship?</p>
<p>my bad bethy i didnt see that question. Definetely AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I think the application for this upcoming year is already on the NROTC website. The sooner you fill it out and send in your recs/scores, the more scholarship boards your application will be eligible for. basically a bunch of Navy and Marine Officers sift through the applications once a month (or some other time increment) and anyone not chosen the first month, is put into the pot the second month (along with all the new applicants) so you improve your odds by applying as early as possible. I found out in decemberish but like i mentioned at osme point i was a little different because I was selected as one of virginias "early" recipients (no idea how or why) so it was given to me up front basically. Just keep in mind this is separate from college admissions and to apply to both nrotc schools and other places youre interested in if you havent heard back yet so you have a bunch of options. A bunch of my friends found out in the early spring and worst case scenerio, if you are not selected for scholarship (lot of navy people are unlike army rotc i believe-much more money) you can always college program it and apply the following year.</p>
<p>Where in md slash which high school? Im from mclean, va outside the city</p>
<p>Im from hoco md but I go to school in moco</p>
<p>i'm from moco and i go to richard montgomery!</p>
<p>GUESS WHAT, WIZPATCH?!!
i just saw my first cardiothoracic surgery! :] a triple bypass. it was amazing.
anyways, the point of this is ask whether or not recommendations from interns / doctors @ NNMC are accepted when considering ROTC scholarships?
or can they only come from teachers, counselors, etc...?</p>
<p>If anyone has any specific questions about the NROTC application itself I can probably help out too. I just got my scholarship for the '07 school year so everything is still pretty fresh.</p>
<p>what were your grades / SAT / ACT scores?</p>
<p>and CONGRATS!! that's really exciting!
hopefully i'll be in your position the summer of my senior year :]</p>
<p>Alright here goes...
I never actually finished my application but I still got the scholarship so I think someone was watching over me...</p>
<p>3.6 unweighted GPA with 6 AP classes
28 composite on ACT with 32 on the math portion
Captain of varsity lacrosse team
Ran a year of cross country and a year of swim team
President of 2 clubs</p>
<p>That is just the main stuffs. Nothing too outrageous, but I never wrote the essays for the NROTC application and never actually hit the 'Submit' button... I am in a kind of weird situation I guess.<br>
Just make sure you interview well. I think that is what helped me get the scholarship the most. Any more questions?</p>
<p>lol, that's actually pretty wicked. you're definitely on someone's good side up there....</p>
<p>did you 'submit' your application online through the navy rotc page? like, did it ask you to enter your name / DOB / social security number or something like that before it showed you the app?</p>
<p>When i applied they only asked for two recomendations to be submitted online by two teachers. Just like Utah, i didnt submit my application but got a phone call to come to an interview... seems like they see all especially if they are in need of more applicants. Yeah for the interview show professionalim, dress smart, you cant go wrong if you are courteous with military people.</p>
<p>Last year I think they had 3 recommendations required. A school counselor, math teacher, and enlish teacher.
As for liif4rent79's question about the online application...
I did <em>start</em> an online application, yes. Like wizpatch, they called me in for an interview that was very laid back. I never actually wrote my essays at all and never clicked on the 'submit' button at the end. The Navy was calling me everyday to tell me the deadline was approaching, but I could never find time to sit down and write the essays because I was busy trying to get into the academy. Bad choice...</p>
<p>well, at least you still got in.</p>
<p>so just making sure, you're going to vanderbilt on NROTC, right?</p>
<p>No. I found out way too late I got my scholarship to apply to Vandy. I will be going to the University of Utah and hopefully I will be able to transfer next year. That is my plan at least...</p>
<p>i'm still trying figure out how it was that you got the scholarship then...</p>
<p>also another stupid question that i'm genuinely not clear about... is being a URM help at all? actually, does minority status in any way lower or raise your chances of receiving the scholarship?</p>
<p>Yeah I am still trying to figure it out as well...as for minority status I am not sure. I know it matters at the academy and I imagine it would for NROTC as well. What are your scores and GPA like?</p>